performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
war; fighting; fierce competition
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
prayer (for something); supplication
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
way; method; means; (technical) specification
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
destination (one is heading towards); goal
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to cause a person trouble
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
in search of; in order to look for
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
price; cost; value; worth; value
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though